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Judge denies request for cost reimbursement in fight with NOSD over flooding

The ongoing battle between the Northern Ozaukee School District and a neighboring property owner took another laborious twist in Ozaukee County Circuit Court last week.

A hearing, held before Circuit Court Judge Paul Malloy, turned into another frustration for Kendall and Carla Thistle, whose Town of Belgium home on Highway 57 is immediately north of the school district’s property.

The case, which was initially filed in 2011, relates to a dispute over a 15-foot-high berm the Thistles built on their property that caused stormwater to back up onto school district land.

The district sought to recover $8,000 it spent on draining a pond that formed on its land because of the Thistle berm.

Last July, after years of positioning and a prolific exchange of briefs, Malloy allowed the school district to drop its lawsuit against the Thistles.

Under the terms of the dismissal motion, the Thistles did not have to pay the district for the draining of the pond and can keep their berm in place.